diff --git a/cloudbaseinit/osutils/windows.py b/cloudbaseinit/osutils/windows.py
index 649a2bbe..96e6a124 100644
--- a/cloudbaseinit/osutils/windows.py
+++ b/cloudbaseinit/osutils/windows.py
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ class WindowsUtils(base.BaseOSUtils):
             wql += ' AND PhysicalAdapter = True'
 
         q = conn.query(wql)
-        return [(r.Name, r.MACAddress) for r in q]
+        return [(r.NetConnectionID, r.MACAddress) for r in q]
 
     def get_dhcp_hosts_in_use(self):
         dhcp_hosts = []
diff --git a/cloudbaseinit/tests/osutils/test_windows.py b/cloudbaseinit/tests/osutils/test_windows.py
index 47061876..ac97aa4a 100644
--- a/cloudbaseinit/tests/osutils/test_windows.py
+++ b/cloudbaseinit/tests/osutils/test_windows.py
@@ -576,8 +576,9 @@ class TestWindowsUtils(testutils.CloudbaseInitTestBase):
 
         response = self._winutils.get_network_adapters()
         conn.return_value.query.assert_called_with(wql)
-        self.assertEqual([(mock_response.Name, mock_response.MACAddress)],
-                         response)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            [(mock_response.NetConnectionID, mock_response.MACAddress)],
+            response)
 
     def test_get_network_adapters(self):
         self._test_get_network_adapters(False)